New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-04

Every one feared yesterday morning that the
good luck Of the Cunard Steamship Line had
come to an end that at last not only one
cabin passenger had been lost at sea but
several together with more than 500 in the
storage. Happily this is not the case. The
Scythia is not ashore off Scituate, and never
has been. She arrived in port unframed yes
terday afternoon. She was off Cape Cod in
the storm of Friday night, but her captain put
to sea again and took her out Of danger.
The State election in Michigan to-day will
he watched with deep interest, because Of the
contest on the Prohibition amendment. The
LIQUOR dealers all over the country have taken
up this fight and have sent much money into
Michigan TO defeat the amendment The tenn
pcrance men also have been active, and the
result probably will be close. The only State
officers to be chosen are two Supreme Court
Justices and two Regents of the University
The vote for them is likely to be greatly
affected by the contest on the amendment.
President Diaz seems to be more favorable
to American shipping interests than President
Cleveland At least it is believed by the
managers Of the Alexandra Line that the Mex
lean Government will make a most favorable
contract with them for carrying the Mexican
mails TO this port and this belief Is justfabc
in view of President Daz's statement that the
contract is under serious consideration and the
fact that Mexico has treated the line generously
in the past. 1t is, or ought to be, Notifying
to every -patnotic American to see a foreign
country treating steamships that carry the
American flag more fairly and literally than his
io 10 do
Mr. Hart. the lawyer for Kssane, alias
Rogers. declares that his client is not so black
as he has been painted that he did wrong
once and has since reformed. For this reason
he thinks it very hard that any one should OBJ
jcct to the quashpg Of the indictment against
Kissanc and thereupon falls to abusing Cen
eral Darr. This is not wise attitude to take.
Nothing that Rogers's enemies can do will alter
the glaring fact that he has failed to make
good the loss of $4,000 which the Chemical
Bank suffered through his crime, although he
is now a man Of property. Restitution is the
first thing sincerely repcntant man thinks OF.
Some notion of Governor Hills political
wealth may be gained from our Albany letter
printed this morning. Sixty five places to fill
arc dt HIS uiopo>hi up 'eS|'e W. ~ WV VI
them have fine salaries or incomes attached.
Moreover. the Governor is letting this fortune
accumulate He has sent only about half
dozen nominations to the Senate and not all
Of them were male in good faith Next year,
however. when the game for the Presidential
nomination of the Democratic party is begun
in earnest we may expect to see Mr. Jill
scatter these riches right and, left. A com
parisOn of his assets with those of Mr. Cleye-
land in this State would be instructive reading.
A very painful side of the discussion con
corning the relations between authors and
publishers is touched upon in an article on the
sixth page of this impression. 1t is the division
of losses. We certainly don't hear much about
this and possibly it is because, as Mr.. Henry
Holt gently intmates, such a division does
not take place. The publisher pays it AL Mr.
Holt also makes another just remark, which is
that until there is an international copyright
law authors in this country, as well as publish
ers. will continue TO suffer by the publication
of books taken from abroad without pay, and
put forth here in the cheapest forms. f. S.
Mead discusses tho royalty system, and urges